UN News Service (New York)
23 June 2009
The challenges facing Guinea-Bissau, which has witnessed a spate of political killings and coup attempts since last August, are enormous, the top United Nations envoy to the country said today, urging the international community to stay engaged and provide the necessary support.
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UN Integrated Regional Information Networks
26 June 2009
Guinea-Bissauans hope a presidential election process that opened with a political killing will end with a peacefully elected leader who will help move the country toward long-elusive civilian rule and stability.
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This Day (Lagos)
15 June 2009
Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Paul Dike, has been mandated by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Chiefs of Defence, to lead a contact mission to mediate in the crisis in Guinea Bissau.
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African Union (Addis Ababa)
15 June 2009
The Peace and Security Council of the African Union (AU), at its 192nd meeting held on 10 June 2009, considered the report of the mission undertaken by the Council to West Africa, from 24 April to 1st May 2009, during which the Mission visited Guinea Bissau and Côte d'Ivoire, in order to evaluate the political and security situation and the state of preparations for the forthcoming ...
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UN News Service (New York)
9 June 2009
The Security Council today spoke out against the recent killings of top political figures in Guinea-Bissau, serving as a "tragic setback" to the West African nation which has been rocked by a series of civil conflicts, coups d'état and uprisings in recent decades.
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UN News Service (New York)
26 June 2009
The Security Council today extended the mandate of the current United Nations mission in Guinea-Bissau for another six months, and requested Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to establish an integrated peacebuilding office in the country, beginning on 1 January 2010.
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International Crisis Group (Brussels)
25 June 2009
Without outside help to end military involvement in politics and impunity, it may be impossible to halt Guinea-Bissau's slide into further violence.
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